Duma behind military presence in Syria

The Russian parliament on Friday ratified a treaty providing for the deployment indefinitely Russian warplanes, helicopters and soldiers on a foothold in Syria.

The treaty agreed by Moscow and Damascus in 2015 Russia a free hand in the transport of ammunition and weapons. Even Russian soldiers are immune from prosecution. Russia has been conducting for over a year as a partner of the regime in Damascus airstrikes in Syria. In addition to the airbase Hmeymim in the coastal province of Latakia in Syria, Russia has a naval base in Tartus.